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In this edition of Hoopsology, Justin and Matt welcome Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for the Daily Thunder and writer The Franchise, Brandon Rahbar. Brandon covers the Thunder daily and explains how OKC has been exceeding expectations, the rise of Shai-Gilgeous Alexander, the Thunder having the youngest team in the league, the relationship between Sam Presti and the media, and a lot more. <\/p>\n

Please email your questions to hoopsologypod@gmail.com and follow us on all social media platforms. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.<\/p>\n

Twitter:@hoopsologypod
\nInstagram:@hoopsologypod
\nJustin's Twitter: @Justintime16
\nMatt Thomas Twitter: @thetrainerstake<\/p>\n

We are a proud member of Underdog Podcasts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this edition of Hoopsology, Justin and Matt welcome Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for the Daily Thunder and writer The Franchise, Brandon Rahbar. Brandon covers the Thunder daily and explains how OKC has been exceeding expectations, the rise of Shai-Gilgeous Alexander, the Thunder having the youngest team in the league, the relationship between Sam Presti and the media, and a lot more. <\/p>\n

Please email your questions to hoopsologypod@gmail.com and follow us on all social media platforms. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.<\/p>\n

Twitter:@hoopsologypod
\nInstagram:@hoopsologypod
\nJustin's Twitter: @Justintime16
\nMatt Thomas Twitter: @thetrainerstake<\/p>\n

We are a proud member of Underdog Podcasts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":271270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-271269","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nOKC Thunder are on the rise with Brandon Rahbar - Ballislife.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/podcast\/okc-thunder-are-on-the-rise-with-brandon-rahbar\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"OKC Thunder are on the rise with Brandon Rahbar - Ballislife.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In this edition of Hoopsology, Justin and Matt welcome Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for the Daily Thunder and writer The Franchise, Brandon Rahbar. 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